Cherisier Shines as Women’s Basketball Falls Short Against Hofstra

Sunday, January 5

Newark, Del.

2 PM

University of Delaware

3-9,0-2CAA

Hofstra

7-6,2-0CAA

Hofstra

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Cherisier Shines as Women’s Basketball Falls Short Against Hofstra

1/5/2025 4:38:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware women's basketball team lost a back-and-forth game at the Bob Carpenter Center on Sunday to Hofstra, 63-57. The Blue Hens fall to 3-9, while the Pride improves to 7-6.

HENS HIGHLIGHTS

Delaware held Hofstra to 27-percent from the floor and 0-of-13 from three in the first half.
The Hens outpaced the Pride 22-8 in the second quarter.
Ande'a Cherisier tallied a season-high 19 points to lead all scorers, adding nine boards and going a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. This marked the center's ninth game in double figures this season.
Rebecca Demeke joined Cherisier in double figures, posting 13 points, including three makes from beyond the arc.
Chloe Wilson pulled down 12 boards and recorded nine points on the afternoon with a team-high four assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After falling behind 6-2 early, the Blue Hens clawed their way back to an 8-8 game thanks to stifling defense, holding Hofstra one for its subsequent nine attempts and a scoring drought of 2:48. The score sat at 10-8 in favor of the road team at the game's first media stoppage with 3:46 to play in the first quarter. The frame finished with a 6-2 Hofstra run, leaving a 16-10 game heading into the second quarter.
UD used a 10-0 run over a 4:02 stretch and a Hofstra scoreless streak over 5:18 to lead 23-18 heading into the second quarter media stoppage. The Blue & Gold took a 32-24 advantage into the locker room after outscoring the Pride by 14 in the stanza.
At the third quarter media timeout, the game was tied at 39 with Hofstra making its last three field goals and Delaware not making a field goal in 2:34. The third ended with Hofstra up four, flipping the script from the second frame.
With 5:27 to go in the game, Hofstra hit a three and called timeout up 52-50, as the two teams continued to trade the lead back and forth. Cherisier scored eight of the Hens' nine points in the frame at the time of the Pride's stoppage. Both teams were scoreless for over two minutes following Hofstra's timeout before LaNae' Corbett broke the drought for Hofstra with a layup, leading to an 8-0 Pride run. Ella Wanzer hit a three for the Hens with 1:03 remaining to cut it to 59-55. The two teams traded a pair of made free throws, leaving the game 61-57 with 12 ticks remaining, but the deficit was too much to overcome.

GAME NOTES

The Blue Hens lost for the first time when leading at the half since March 14, 2024 against Drexel

UP NEXT
Delaware will host North Carolina A&T on Friday, January 10. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and the game will air on FloHoops.

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